Uborkasaláta (Hungarian Cucumber Salad)

Name: Uborkasaláta (Hungarian Cucumber Salad)
Total time: 20 min
Cuisine: Hungarian
Ingredients: 2 cucumbers, very thinly sliced; 1 tsp salt; 4 tbsp white wine vinegar; 1 tbsp caster sugar; 4 tbsp cold water; 1 garlic clove, crushed; 1 tsp sweet paprika; 1 tbsp fresh dill, chopped

Thinly sliced cucumber in a sweet and sour dressing with garlic and paprika, great with fried meat.

Time20 mins
LevelEasy
Costabout £0.61 a head

Cost is worked out from Aldi and Tesco shelf prices in October 2026. Your shop and brands will differ.

4 servings

Ingredients

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2cucumbersvery thinly sliced
1 tspsalt
4 tbspwhite wine vinegar
1 tbspcaster sugar
4 tbspcold water
1garlic clovecrushed
1 tspsweet paprika
1 tbspfresh dillchopped

Method

1
Toss the cucumber with the salt and leave for 10 minutes. Squeeze out the water well with your hands.
10 min
2
Stir together the vinegar, sugar, water and garlic until the sugar dissolves.
3
Mix the cucumber with the dressing and dill.
4
Chill until needed, sprinkle with paprika and serve cold.

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